Tray-holding attachment for bedsteads.



b. A. BEEGHIB.

TRAY HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR BEDSTEADS.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.14. 1913.

Patented 0013. 27, 1914.

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TRAY-HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR BEDSTEADS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented @ct. 2'2, M1314.

Application filed October 14, 1913. Serial No. 795,066.

To all whom'it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SIMON A. BEEGHIE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of San Marcos, in the county of Hays and State of Texas, have invented an Improved Tray-I-loiding Attachment for Bedsteads, of which the following is a specification.

My invention includes one or more shelves or trays adapted to be swung over a bed for the purpose ofbringing food, drink, or other article into proximity to a patient. The trays are also adapted for vertical adjustment, and the vertical rod on which they are supported is secured to a bed-post detachably. These and other related features embody my invention, which is hereinafter described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in,whi.ch

Figure 1 is a side view'o'f a portion of a bedstead with my invention attached. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a partly sectional view including certain details in the construction and attachment of the tray-support.

In Fig. 1, a indicates a side rail, and b a post, of a bedstead. Rectangular trays 1. and 2 are supported on horizontal arms 3 and 4 and adapted for vertical adjustment on a rod 5 which is arranged alongside of and parallel to the post a. The lower tray 1 may be used for holding food or other article and the upper one 2 may serve for holding medicine, instruments, or other articles required for use in connection with a patient. The arm 3 supporting the lower tray 1 is jointed to better adapt it for horizontal adjustmentin the required proximity to a patient, and a clanip-screw 6 is applied to it in such manner as to clamp and hold the rotatable tray 1 in. rigid connection with the arm. The bored. hubs 7 of the arms 3 and 4: are slidable and also rotatable on the rod-support 5 and are provided with screws for clamping them in any required adjustment. The said rod-support 5 is detach ly connected with the post 5 by means of clamps 8 and 8. The lower end of the rod 5 is bent at an angle and turned upward, its terminal forming a pintle which engages the lower clamp 8. The upper end of the rod 5 is squared, as indicated at 9 in Fig. 3, and also reduced and screw'threaded to adapt it to receive a nut 10. A detachable hinge 11 is applied to the squared portion 9 and clamped by the nut 10. The free end of this hinge is turned downward. thus forming a pintle adapted to engage the upper post clamp 8", as shown in Fig. 1. It will be seen that this construction and combination ofparts enables the traysupporting rod 5 to be easily applied to or detached. from the post b, it being only necesary for this. purpose tofirst detach tl' hinge 11. It will be further seen that the construction and attachment of the tray-support enables it to be swung on the bed-post that,

if required, the trays 1 and 2 may be swung around at the back of the bed.

The adaptation of the trays for vertical adjustment on the rod 5 not only enables them to be placed at any required height when swung over the bed, but they maybe adjusted on the rod so as to swing under the bed and thus out of the way, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1,

What I claim is A. bedstead attachment for the purpose specified, comprising clamps adapted to be secured to a bed-post, a support for trays consisting of a rod having its lower end upturned to engage one of said clamps, and a hinge secured detachably to the upper end of said. rod and having a downturned pintle for engaging the upper clamp, as described.

SIMON ALFRED BEEGHIE. lVitnesses W. MoKin, JAs. ll. Tunrirn.

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